Mario Panzeri
Mario Panzeri | |
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| Born | 11 October 1911 |
| Died | 19 May 1991 (aged 79) Milan, Italy |
| Occupation | Songwriter |
Mario Panzeri (11 October 1911 – 19 May 1991) was an Italian lyricist and composer. He is well known for his composed songs that include "Maramao perché sei morto?Category:Articles containing Italian-language text" "Pippo non lo saCategory:Articles containing Italian-language text", "Lettera a PinocchioCategory:Articles containing Italian-language text", and "Grazie dei fioriCategory:Articles containing Italian-language text", which won the first edition of the Sanremo Music Festival in 1951.
Panzeri was the composer of Sanremo Music Festival 1964 and Eurovision Song Contest 1964 winning song "Non ho l'etàCategory:Articles containing Italian-language text".
Life and career
Born in Milan, Panzeri started his career as a revue actor and singer. He began composing songs in the second half of the 1930s, having large success with two songs, "Maramao perché sei morto?Category:Articles containing Italian-language text" and "Pippo non lo saCategory:Articles containing Italian-language text", which also raised some controversies as they were accused of mocking some important Fascist personalities (Costanzo Ciano and Achille Starace, respectively). In 1951 a song he composed, "Grazie dei fioriCategory:Articles containing Italian-language text", won the first edition of the Sanremo Music Festival. In 1959 his song "Lettera a PinocchioCategory:Articles containing Italian-language text" was presented at the first edition of the Zecchino d'OroCategory:Articles containing Italian-language text and later became a hit thanks to the version by Johnny Dorelli.[1][2][3]
In the 1960s Panzeri started a successful collaboration with Daniele Pace and his songs contributed to launch the careers of notable singers such as Gigliola Cinquetti, for whom he composed "Non ho l'etàCategory:Articles containing Italian-language text", which would go on to win the Sanremo Music Festival 1964 and the Eurovision Song Contest 1964, as well as "Alle porte del soleCategory:Articles containing Italian-language text", "SìCategory:Articles containing Italian-language text" and other songs; Caterina Caselli, for whom he wrote the hit "Nessuno mi può giudicareCategory:Articles containing Italian-language text"; and Orietta Berti, for whom he composed most of her 1960s–1970s repertoire.[1][2][3]
References
- 1 2 Eddy Anselmi (2009). Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 978-8863462296.
- 1 2 Enrico Deregibus (8 October 2010). Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana. Giunti Editore, 2010. ISBN 978-8809756250.
- 1 2 Enzo Giannelli. "Panzeri, Mario". Gino Castaldo (ed. by). Dizionario della canzone italiana. Curcio Editore, 1990.
External links
- Mario Panzeri at AllMusic
- Mario Panzeri discography at Discogs
- Mario Panzeri at IMDb
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